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Beach Hazard Statement

Status

New Event Active alert

Start Time

Wed 07/16/2025 07:00 AM EDT

End Time

Wed 07/16/2025 11:00 PM EDT

Significance

Statement

Impacts

Low impact

Locations Affected

Duluth, MN ∙ Cromwell, MN ∙ Superior Richard I Bong Airport, WI ∙ Brookston, MN ∙ Wentworth, WI ∙ Saginaw, MN ∙ Cloverland, WI ∙ Arnold, MN ∙ Foxboro, WI ∙ Barnum, MN

Full Alert Message

Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Duluth MN 540 AM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected along the Lake Superior shoreline due to high wave action and strong rip currents. * WHERE...Minnesota Park Point and Wisconsin Point Beaches. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...High wave action can make swimming difficult on days such as this. Incoming waves in rapid succession can tire even an experienced swimmer quickly. Rip currents can usher you away from land. To avoid being swept away, swim parallel to the shore to exit a rip current. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.

Technical Header

MNZ037-WIZ001-170300- /O.NEW.KDLH.BH.S.0012.250716T1100Z-250717T0300Z/ Carlton and South St. Louis-Douglas- 540 AM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025